Home-run hero Henry Aaron is ready to swing for the fences in New York.

The all-time Major League Baseball home-run champion is planning to open nine Church’s Chicken and three Popeye’s Chicken & Biscuits fast-food restaurants in the New York area by the end of the year, according to a report in Crain’s NY Business.

The Hall of Famer plans to work with limited partners in an effort to help local minorities become businesses owners, Crain’s notes.

Aaron already has a partner of his own to help with financing: Andrew Murstein of Medallion Financial Corp, who is providing $12 million to back the enterprise, Crain’s reports; the two were introduced to each other last month by former Gov. Mario M. Cuomo, now at legal powerhouse Wilkie Farr & Gallagher.

Aaron already has a respectable business batting average: He owns 19 restaurants, including a Krispy Kreme doughnut store, and several auto dealerships.

“Lots of ex-athletes try to make the transition into business and don’t always do so successfully,” Murstein told Crain’s. “Hank’s been doing it for years. He’s a very good bet.”